8 Castle Street, Frome, BA11 3BN
About 8 Castle Street
8 Castle Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Frome (BA11 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
12 years since the last transfer (July 2014). Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 30.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Castle Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (CAT A)
- Reference
- 116900/000
What's in 8 Castle Street, Frome, BA11 3BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Castle Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 19 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2014Most recent
£310,000
+36.0%over 7 years22 October 2006
£228,000
+14.0%over 2 years26 March 2004
£200,000
+29.9%over 1 year27 June 2002
£154,000
+23.2%over 1 year20 June 2001
£125,000
+88.0%over 4 years21 March 1997
£66,500
+95.6%over 1 year4 January 1996
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 3BN: £340,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BA11 3BN
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Versus other Castle Street homes
8 Castle Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,370
Street avg £3,004
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Spring Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Vallis First School. 10 schools nearby.
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